And his proposal? He doesn't have one. He is just another preening ineptocrat. Meanwhile, the employment situation worsens because without clarity companies won't make plans. President Barack Obama has drawn a line in the sand and asking him to redraw is silly. If he did, he would be a lame duck until 2016. The Republicans need to start negotiating in earnest and plan on compromising or risk turning the U.S. into a one-party system.

Charles Fagan

Hilton Head Island

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